Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1926

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	233
2	Mary	216
3	Betty	195
4	Helen	145
5	Margaret	127
6	Ruth	117
7	Irene	116
8	Alice	110
9	Lorraine	109
10	Lois	101
11	Florence	95
12	Doris	92
13	Joyce	88
14	Shirley	87
15	Evelyn	78
15	Jean	78
17	Esther	75
18	Marjorie	71
19	Donna	70
19	Frances	70
21	Mildred	66
21	Phyllis	66
21	Rose	66
24	Bernice	64
24	Gladys	64

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	63
27	Anna	61
28	Delores	60
28	Elaine	60
30	Eleanor	56
31	Edna	55
31	Lillian	55
33	Norma	54
34	Arlene	52
34	Violet	52
36	Dolores	50
36	June	50
36	Patricia	50
39	Virginia	49
40	Carol	47
41	Agnes	46
41	Barbara	46
41	Beverly	46
44	Gloria	45
45	Viola	44
46	Marion	43
46	Vivian	43
48	Leona	42
48	Lucille	42
48	Marie	42
51	Adeline	36
52	Eileen	35
52	Elsie	35
54	Clara	33
55	Hazel	32
55	Marian	32
57	Ethel	29
58	Verna	27
59	Emma	26
59	Laura	26
59	Loretta	26
62	Audrey	25
62	Catherine	25
62	Fern	25
62	Geraldine	25
62	Josephine	25
62	Mae	25
62	Martha	25
62	Sylvia	25
70	Deloris	24
70	Ella	24
70	Ellen	24
70	Kathryn	24
70	Laverne	24
70	Lila	24
70	Louise	24
70	Muriel	24
78	Beatrice	23
78	Eva	23
78	Mabel	23
78	Maxine	23
78	Pearl	23
78	Wilma	23
84	Edith	22
84	Genevieve	22
84	Ida	22
84	Marilyn	22
84	Mavis	22
84	Myrtle	22
84	Ruby	22
84	Thelma	22
92	Ann	21
92	Eunice	21
92	Gertrude	21
92	Grace	21
92	Inez	21
92	Jeanette	21
98	Alma	20
98	Charlotte	20
98	Luella	20
98	Pauline	20